How are the transfer rates from the camera/memory card to the computer? Is it USB 2.0 or 3.0?
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The online manual from the Samsung site indicates that there is a USB 2.0 interface. On January 01, 2015, the URL for the manual from which this was found was: http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201302/20130202113021637/HMX-F90-ENG_US-IB_130201.pdf
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Sorry I don't know. We use the SD card to transfer information to our computer. Again sorry.
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It will read all cards on the USB 3 channel. The problem will be the cards themselves. Even the fastest cards today 60MB/s to 80MB/s are still MUCH slower than USB 2.0 speed with is 480MB/s. The only devices that will perform significantly better on USB 3 over USB 2 are external hard drives or SSD drives.
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Yes, it will work with both USB 2.0 and 3.0; only the latter can take advantage of higher transfer speeds which you might need to capture video.
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Absolutely. I've found that, while it's not as fast as on USB 3.0, obviously, it's still faster on USB 2 ports than many other USB memory sticks!
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3.0 USB is a newer, faster connection, however, the backup will work fine with 2.0 or 3.0
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USB 2.0 will be as fast as it was designed for. Inserting it into a USB 3.0 slot will only allow it to run at it max speed 480 megabits / second.
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Sorry, I made a mistake. The USB 2.0 read speed is 30 megabytes/sec and the USB 3.0 read speed is 255 megabytes/sec., i.e., bytes not bits.
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Not 100% sure. But I do know the transfer speed is less than 20mb/s. Very disappointing for a 3.0 USB
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Appreciate the feedback. What does 30mb per second read mean? Is that from the disk to camera? Or camera to PC? And if I do go lower what will i lose out on? i.e. what potential wil lbe untapped? Sorry...newbie here and appreciate your help.
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Thank you so much for you reply!! I did wind up getting the SanDisk Extreme III 2Gb. Now its time to start learning how to use the camera ;o)
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No- spec says 2.0- but a 3.0 laptop should be able to handle a slower 2.0all that means is transfer should be pushed to near maximum speed
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It will work. I'm running it from a machine that just has USB 2.0. The transfer rates just won't be as fast as a 3.0 connection.
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all USB 3.0 slots are backwards compatible with 2.0 it's not a matter of the card
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Yes, you will not notice any degradation considering the actual transfer rates of data be it USB 2.0 or 3.0.
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I honestly have no idea. Since I bought that, I moved on to a Canon 6502 and, as you know, the card is completely different. BUT! Here's the thing: Even what I've got now is just a container that allows the card to connect to a USB 2.0 port. My sense is that anything other than a program can get through that port, at least on a Microsoft surface tablet because any program [app] that's not from the Microsoft store gets instantly rejected by the OS. Seeing as how JPEGs are nearly universal as photographic transfer files, and the USB ports are just, well, USB ports, I don't see why you would have any trouble whatsoever. The only thing I would warn you about is having too many JPEG files on the card. At least with the USB 2.0 ports, anything above fifty files or so and the transfer slows to a dead stop. I hope that helps. Wish I could offer a definitive answer.
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Yes. USB 2.0 devices work in USB 3.0 ports - they just aren't making full use of the fast transfer rate.
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Like the title says...USB 2.0...is high speed port...just not as fast as the new USB 3.0. My computer only had 1, USB 1.0 port, I thought this would bring it up to speed, but I could not get the software to work with my very old Gateway laptop, so returned it. It also requires a different USB cable as these are very thin plugs.